The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
Two ksn Killed During 3 Disturbances at ,
Meeting ut hltchsllstOwn.
Mary Members Of the House Of Commons
Present at the Tine Of the ARRAY.
LibOuchsre, One Of tbs Witnesses Of the
Trouble Which Ended Fatally.
A Physician Says One Man Was Clubbed
to Death-Inspectors Refuse to
Learn Who Did the Shooting.


has telegraphed the Mayor of Limerick,
asking him to postpone the proposed
banquet to himself and Dillon Tuesday
because il will be out of keeping with
the league convention which they will
attend that day for the purpose of rails
ing funds for the relief of evicted ten
ants. The freedom of the city will there
at a special meeting of the Council before
the convention opens.
LONDON, September SIN the Commons
this evening replying to Mr.. Sexton, Mr..
Smith, the Government leader, said he had
received no details OF the trouble at
Mitchellstown and the Government had re-
ceived no official information regarding
the affair, and he could only express re-
g1et if such happened. he had telegraphed
for full information. Mr.. Sexton called
attention to the fact that eight hours after
the riot occurred the Government had not
been informed of 1t. A Belfast newspaper
says Baltour and Goschen will shortly
visit that city.
DUBLIN, September 9.-Mitchellstown is
quiet tonight. Mr.. Dillon remains there,
but Mr.. Labouchere has gone to Cork. The
persons killed were an old man named
Riordan, q resident of the locality, and an
elderly cabman from Fernoys. The injur
les received by the police consisted princi-
pally of scalp wounds aid bruises.
The meeting in Market Square was attend
edl by 1000 persons. Dillon, Bruner, La
bouchere, John Ellis, Gill, Condor, OShea
were present. The Government reporter
with an escort of police tried to push to
the front. The crowd resisted them With
sticks and stones. The police then made
charge against the crowd,
and were repulsed by men on
horseback. Condor tried to pacify
the crowd. Dillon advised them to treat
the police with silent contempt because
home rule wss nearly won and then Irish
forces would be under control of the
people instead of, as now, in the
row was renewed, however, and
driven up from the barracks fired into the
crowd and one man was killed and several
others wounded. One of the wounded has
since died. The police next charged and
dispersed the crowd.
Labouchere was witness of the whole
scene from carriage. He asked Magistrate
Sesgrsve if the meeting might be held else
where without molestatlon. Seagrave re-
piled that the meeting might be held any
where out of town. Teen constable
came up and spoke to Seagrave. The lat
ter then corrected himself and declined to
allow the meeting anywhere. Seagrsve
was in a hotel when the police fired. No
one knows who ordered them to fire.
Dillon, Father 0Caldaghan and Father
O'CoDneil followed the police to the
barracks. The priests were put out
Dillon was inside during the firing.
He Gays much confusion prevailed, nobody
seeming to be in command. Labouchere
arrived later and asked the inspector to
ascertain who fred. The inspector refused
to make any such inquiry. A youth has
been found who Gays he can identify the
constable who killed Riordan.
DIR. Fenton expresses the opinion that
Riordan was not killed by a bullet, but by
blow on the head with the muzzle of a
carbine. Fifty-four constables were treated
for slight injuries.
LONDON, September 10.-The police at
Mitchellstown assert that the trouble there
yesterday was que to the Nationalist
leaders shouting for the mob to hold to-
gether. The town to day is quiet. The
fight they made yesterday. a Tipperary
boy broke through a square composed Of
twelve policemen and fought them single
handed. The police finally overpowered
him, but the mob made a rush and rescued
him from his captors. The police paraded
this morning. A majority of them
wore bandages over the wounds they re-
ceived yesterday. Fourteen policeman
were injured during the rioting and have
All was quiet throughout the night at
Mitchellstown, the scene of yesterday riot
ing. ALI the persons who attended yester-
days meeting have returned to their
homes. Fifty-four constables were in
| jured to such an extent that physicians
services were required. One hundred and
! fifty civilians were also injured.
Another person has died from the effects
of injuries received during the rioting
yesterday at Michelstown.
IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr..
John G. Gibson, Solicitor-General for Ire
land, in reply to an interrogatory by Mr..
Sexton, said that the Government did not
have sufficient information to make q
statement in relation to the trouble at
Mitchellstown yesterday. Upon receiving
this answer TO his question, Mr.. Sexton
said ~ shall resist any progress of the
appropriation bill until the government
gives the desired information" (Parnellite
| cheers),
The Government has issued an urgent
ting of the House OF Commons on Monday
during the debate on the proclamation Of
| the Ennis meeting. They have decided to
apply the closure rule the first night.
PRESS COMMENT.
The Globe says that Mr.. O'Brien aud his
| 1rlenos nave at last succeeded IN bringing
| about bloodshed. Upon them rests the
| entire moral responsibility for the death of
those killed at Mitchellstown yesterday.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
memory of old man RiordRn, lying dead
In the market place at Mitchellsto Wn, his
gray hair matted with blood, will haunt
| both nations for many days to come.
The Times says the blood OF the Mitchells-
town victims is on the heads of Messrs.
| 0'Brien, Davitt and Labouchere, whose in
fiammatory and cynical language drove men
| against the muzzles OF rifles. This teaches
the people that although their leaders have
amusement and profit, the people pay for
it with their skins.
The Standard hop that the spectacle at
Mitchellstown will convince Messrs. La
| bouchere and Drummer of the goal whereto
their steps tend, before 1t is too late, or
they will be held guilty for the suffering
| which otherwise ensues.
The News this morning says: Coercion
was not long in bearing its hitterest fruits.
| The government meant to provoke blood
shed in Ireland. Blood has been shed in
| perfect wantonness and butchery in It's
most revolving feature"
The Post says the Mitchellstown affair
shows the necessity for the full application
| OF the crimes act to prevent such meet
iDgs altogether.
| DUBLIN, September 10.-The Freemau's